Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic

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Price
$18.00  $16.74
Publisher
Random House Trade
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Pages
240
Dimensions
5.2 X 7.9 X 0.8 inches | 0.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781984801180

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About the Author
Barry Meier is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative reporter for the New York Times and a 2002 recipient of a George Polk Award for outstanding journalism. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
Reviews
"Groundbreaking . . . Pain Killer is the shocking account of the origins of today's opioid epidemic, the creators of this plague, and the way to help stop it."--Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

"Prescient . . . a landmark work of investigative journalism."--David A. Kessler, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and author of The End of Overeating

"Fascinating."--The New York Times

"A timely, compelling, important book."--The Seattle Times

"A thriller."--Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"Powerful . . . [a] page-turning exposé."--Salon

"An absorbing indictment of the modern health-care marketing industry, which, as depicted here, has blurred the line between medical 'education' and shilling."--Publishers Weekly